on the 10th of Feb it would have been this bright, shining star's 25th birthday:
instead, by my daughter's age she had already lived with leukemia for a year. and in fact, would only live another three.
so on Thursday, the kids and i drove out to her parents' house (where we got married) and surprised them for morning tea.
as a gift i made this doll, using the fabric from one of Claire's dresses:
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while making the Claire Doll, i also accepted 2 other custom orders:
what did you make this week?
(PS. Happy Valentine's Day!)
Beautiful dolls Dee! And a bittersweet post - hugs xx
ReplyDeletea lovely gesture they would have loved it. Acts of caring and kindness gives me hope for the future. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYou are so thoughtful. I'm joining in http://makeitgiveit.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/make-my-week-7-starched-wall-decorations/
ReplyDeleteBeautiful dolls. xoxo
ReplyDeleteoh these dolls are gorgeous!!
ReplyDeletekel xx
p.s - im hosting a vintage sheet FQ swap over at my blog if you need to restock your vintage fabric stash!